Cyprus

The conditions of the two women hospitalised with dengue fever at the Nicosia general hospital are stable, according to State Health Services (Okypy) spokesperson Charalmabos Charilaou. Speaking to the Cyprus ...

During a House finance committee meeting on Monday, Deputy Tourism Minister Costas Koumis revealed projections of record-breaking revenue close to €3 billion from tourism in 2023, while presenting the deputy ministry’s ...

A study released by the EU’s statistical service Eurostat on Monday revealed that social protection expenditures related to illness and healthcare in Cyprus accounted for 6 per cent of the ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said in an interview released on Monday that the north’s official population is 410,000. Tatar was speaking to website My Kibris during his trip to ...

Members of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (Unficyp) have been placed on alert after reports appeared late on Monday of a contingent of Turkish Cypriot soldiers who gathered ...

Cyprus has been revealed as the leading country in antibiotic consumption in Europe during a scientific event organised by the Cyprus Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (CSCMID) that ...

The need to develop a comprehensive national strategy for those grappling with mental health conditions emerged during Monday’s House human rights committee meeting. The discussion revolved around severe deficiencies ...

The public is being urged to buy real Christmas trees this year, as the forestry department on Monday launched a campaign to sell potted pines as a more ecological method ...

Several rulings by the Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) remain in limbo and may even be invalidated due to legal complications, the head of the agency told MPs ...

The American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (Ahepa) announced on Monday plans to open a new university hospital in Nicosia. Once completed, the hospital will fall under the umbrella of Gesy. ...

The government has given energy giant Chevron until Friday to put its position in writing concerning the commercial development of the offshore Aphrodite gas field, the energy minister revealed on ...

Cypriot MEP Demetris Papadakis on Monday introduced his new political party, named “Aichmi” – the Democratic Movement for Change, during a public gathering he organised. The former Edek MP Papadakis highlighted ...

Four suspects in the murder of Thanasis Kalogeropoulos will remain in custody for another three days the Limassol District Court decided on Monday, despite objections from the defence lawyers. The ...

Residents of the village of Mora reacted angrily to news that the north’s ‘government’ is planning to open a new detention centre for migrants in the village. The ‘government’ ...

The trade union representing food delivery drivers has demanded a ban on such activities during bad weather conditions in winter, similar to the prohibition in place for heatwaves in summertime. ...

Turkish Cypriot Leader Ersin Tatar said on Monday that “as a respected state, the United Kingdom should not support such a genocide,” referring to reports of the British bases being ...

From the butterfly that shouldn’t be here to the island’s newest arrival, Cyprus’ winged wonders are surprising people around the world finds ALIX NORMAN In 2013, a gorgeous, vivid ...

The trial of Turkish Cypriot journalist Ali Kismir, who faces ten years in prison for “insulting” the Turkish Cypriot armed forces, was postponed for the third time on Monday. The ...

A Larnaca cardiologist suspected of issuing fake Covid-19 vaccine certificates has been called to testify in Larnaca Criminal Court, it was announced on Monday. The doctor, now 55, had issued fake ...

The interior ministry on Monday presented the House finance committee with a budget more than 10 per cent higher than the year before, with its main focuses on housing policies, dealing ...

A third-floor apartment in Pallouriotissa, Nicosia, caught fire on Monday, resulting in damages to the veranda and a car parked below the four-storey building, as reported by the fire services. ...

Police issued a warning to drivers on Monday regarding potential rockslides on various mountain roads due to heavy rain. According to police, the Pedoulas-Kambou Road, Kambou-Kato Pyrgos Road, Kambou-Orkonta, and ...

Power has been fully restored across Cyprus following the recent outages caused by adverse weather conditions and strong winds, the Electricity Authority of Cyprus (EAC) spokesperson Christina Papadopoulou told the ...

Police in Paphos arrested a 35-year-old woman on Monday, who is suspected of having broken into and stolen clothes from a shop last month. According to Paphos police, after receiving ...